State School Probe Reports Abuse at Gatesville Unit
Texas Rep Vernon Stewart announced a critical report to be delivered to Texas Youth Council commissioners after a seven member delegation inspected the Gatesville State School for Boys. Focused on the Mountain View maximum security unit, the probe followed an on the spot inquiry into alleged beatings and abuse of youths. The leaders finished the tour hours before departing for Austin.
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Associated Press
Gatesville
Texas House Committee On
Texas Youth Council
Vernon Stewart
Wichita Falls
Gatesville State School
Stewart
Mountain View
Auto mishap fatal to mill worker sparks Texas Youth Council probe
A 21 year old mill laborer died when his car crashed near a median light in Northeast Lubbock. Legislators probing conditions at the Texas Youth Council rose to requests for a full inquiry. Eddie Keller Richard Vargas Kenneth Coward Earl Dice were among youths discussed as officials planned further action and possible press conferences. The department declined immediate comment. See STATEMENT Page 16.
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Texas Youth Council
Vapor Light Executive
Lubbock Street
Stewart
Eddie Keller
Houston
Richard Vargas
Kenneth Coward
el Paso
Earl Dice
Waco
Gatesville
Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Terman
James Turman
The
Turman
FTC Proposes Rules After Crackdown On Retail Games
The Federal Trade Commission announced a crackdown on deception in money games promoted by gas stations and grocery stores. Public hearings are set for February 24 to discuss proposed rules, based on a staff report noting widespread unfair practices in 1966 and 1967.
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Yattes
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Dehart & Braide, Inc
Saigon recalls Ky staff from Paris peace talks
Saigon orders recall of Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky’s Paris peace talks staff. About 20 members to depart, with three named: Col. Dao Huy Ngoc, Nguyen Thien Nhon, and Col. Vul Duc Vinh. Ky arrived in Paris December 8 to direct South Vietnam’s delegation.
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Geneva
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Lam
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Dao Huy Ngoc
Nguyen Thien Nhon
Vul Duc Vinh
Boeing 727 Crashes in London Fog at Gatwick
A Ariana Airlines Boeing 727 from Kabul via Frankfurt crashed into a house near Gatwick in dense fog early Sunday. Forty two people, including three house occupants, are feared dead. fifteen survivors were rushed to hospitals. Firefighters battled the blaze as wreckage and bodies were scattered across a wide area. the airport remained closed.
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United Pres
London
Anward
Gatwick
Afghanistan
Ariana Airlines
Redhill
Eastbourne
Eric Hankin
Donald Edwards
Kabul
Frankfurt
New Year Prayer Urges Faith Across Churches
Mrs. Amos Pate of Littlefield signs a New Year prayer asking Christians to unite with pastors and hold faith in a God who never changes. The prayer asks for divine presence throughout the year and for believers to do great things in His glory.
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Holy Father
Amos Pate
Littlefield
Subway jam as riders refuse to leave stalled train
In Harlem a few hundred riders refused to exit a defective train, freezing it and blocking 50 trains and 50,000 riders. The delay lasted over three hours as other trains stalled in tunnels, harming peak service from Bronx to Brooklyn.
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New York City Transit Authority
Harlem
Bronx
Brooklyn
Transit Authority
Nixon names top State Department team and Bunker retention
President elect Nixon selected Elliott Richardson as undersecretary of state and U Alexis Johnson as ambassador and No. 2 in the State Department. He also said Ellsworth Bunker should stay in Vietnam for a time and designated Rogers as alter ego in foreign policy decisions.
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Nixon
State Department
Ellsworth Bunker
Vietnam
Massachusetts
Elliott L. Richardson
Sec. of State
William P. Rogers
Richardson
Rogers
U.alexis Johnson
Ambas
Nixon Announces State Department Aides in Appointments
President Nixon names new counselor at the State Department and elevates two diplomats. Ambassador Johnson will return to Japan, then visit Vietnam during the trip. Richard F. Pedersen, 45, will serve as counselor at the department.
Space Leap Sets Stage For 1989 NASA Missions
Col John H. Glenn reflects on a decade of space history from Mercury to Apollo 8 and outlines three manned U.S. missions planned for 1989. He notes the shift from secret programs to a collective national effort and explains the lunar landing concept with a dedicated Lunar Module for descent and ascent from the Moon.
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Space
Moon
Earth
Columbus
Off-Duty Officer Fatally? Shooting in Lubbock Parking Lot
A Dallas man was shot in the back by an off duty officer acting as a security guard at a Montgomery Ward store parking lot in southwest Lubbock. The victim was in serious condition in Methodist Hospital ICU after the 12 45 p.m. incident. A 59 year old man in a waiting car was arrested on felony theft investigation. A store manager called for an ambulance. The incident began when the suspect tried to flee after being confronted about shoplifting a drill.
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Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Charley Joe Pierson
Montgomery Ward
50Th St
Boston Ave
Pierson
R. J. Donat
South Plains records first traffic death of year
L M Connally of 1314 E 17th St died at the scene about 2 20 a m after his car veered onto the median and struck a steel light pole. His body lay atop fallen electrical lines and the top half was burning when responders arrived. Connally, a Plains Cotton Oil Mill employee, sustained a crushed skull and other injuries. Arrangements were pending at South Plains Funeral Home.
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L. M. Connally
South Plains
Justice of the
Wayne LeCroy
Leon Stinson
Connally
Downey
Stinson
Plains Cotton Oil Mill
Coner
Lubbock
South Plains Funeral Home
Chester B. Williams
Andrew G. Caddell
Methodist Hospital
Plains weather summary notes below normal temps and early frosts
The report notes a cold fall on the South Plains with first killing frost and below normal temperatures. December followed a similar pattern with drier, colder conditions and long blowing periods. Data collected by the U S Weather Bureau and cited by Avalanche Journal staff.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche Journal
South Plains
U. S
Tom Bureau
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Weather bulletin reports fall-like high cloudiness with temperatures 1 to 3 degrees below normal. High near 30s, lows near normal, winds SW up to 20 mph. Precipitation ranged from 0 to 2 inches below normal in northern and western counties, with heavier totals in the southeast. Maximums 67 with moisture near Floydada and Big Spring. Hereford saw the least at 1.60 inches for the period.
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Misinum
Floydada
Big Spring
Hereford
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